Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-03-04

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Massachusetts, or outsids OF Massachn
satts who will attack either the intec
rity. honesty or ability Of The Speaker
Of the present House With impunify IN
hfs rFeseRee- There are l5o rartisAns
Of the same stripe Of the Senator fram
Massachusetts, on the door Of she other
house. all Of whom have the right 70
. make whatever attack they please, and
IL they do, they will receivs response BE-
fitting she attack.
Haax-T ask the Senator fran Ken
tucky whetbeR be denies . single asser.
tion of fact that / hare made or
wketbeE he does not agree with me Ia
my opinion Of this matter and whether
he does not think il an invasion OF the
constitutional power Of the Senate and
Hoaseg
| Bsek-Ihave No right 10 know on this
h0or whether the statements made by
the Senator from Massachusetts, are
true or not. III thsv are true and IL
they are invasions OF the rights Of the
House Of Representatives. there are
Representatives there able te take care
iof themselves. The Speaker Of the
House is also able 10 take care Of him
self against any one and an who see tit
to attack hin. Mr.. Blainess name has
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the present speaker. There never has
bean IN that rositiou q chairman of
more undsubted integrity, = man Of
greater fairness or of more ability than
the present speaker Of that House and
| think il Is not fair, say, TO attack
hTm behind bis back when no man dArss
to attack him before bis face. | ask
the Senator from Massachusetts, to 60
over 90 the House and get some Of the
able Representatives en- that door to
make this charge and l will guarantee
that the Speaker will come down
from the chair and relate all the
slaudars which they dsre TO heap
upon him. have no idea that he has
violated any rule Of that body or any
rule of courtesy or any rule Of homer, or
that he has done any act revolutionary,
or any wrong, since be has presided
over that body, nor will any man dare
tell him that he las. List the Senator
| from Massachusetts, 20 ever there and
persuade the bitterest partisan on that
door to rise in his place and make the
charges there which the Senator has
made here, aRd he will be answered 10
the satisfaction Of the country.
Hoar-Mr. President. have made no
criticism affecting the personal honor |
or personal character OF anybody. |
spoke simply of the us1rpation of eon- |
stitutional power which blocks leeisls- |
fioH. II had been a member of the /
House of Representatives should have |
discussed Il there. | discussed ID 81 an /
American citizsn aud an American Sen
AteT. and say II de not believe there are /
i've men on the other side of the cham
Der who differ with mel that ii is all
revolution of the constitutional methods Il
Of procedure in the legislation Of any
county. have said nothing which in. |
wolves any disrespect 20 she accomplished
gentleman and public man 10 whom the
Senator from Kentucky just referred.
My respect for him is as great as thai /
Senator's In all particulars which make
up the character of the gentleman or
the character of the able and accom-
plished statesman. / am not dealing |
with that. am dealing with an Asser
tion Of constitutional power, which, II
il pass nnFebuked and il be successful, /
will turn the whole legislative mechsn-
ism Of this country into farce.
Reok-I do not believe that the dis.
tinenished Speaker of the House has
done any wrong intentionally, and do
not believe any man will dare TO say in
bis presence what has been said on this
floor behind bis back wishou. having
an answer which he would NOS like TO
hear and which would be q thorough |
vindication.
Blackburn-Mr. President, am dis
posed TO regret that my cOIleagua found
il necessary to make any reply TO the
uuwarranted, unfounded and inexeus
able TRADE which the Senator frem
Massachusetts, has seen tit TO indulge
in. It may be true that the rules of
this Senate have become mossgrown
and old TO the Senator from Massaohu
setts, but IL occurs to me that tie ami
versal rules of propFiety, self-respeet
and common dsceuey should yet prevail
among rs. | do not think that the
Speaker Of the American Congress needs
any defense from an attack like that
emAnating from such quarter. Tne
idea Of a Senator frem Massachusetts
assn ming to stand on this floor and
preach homiiies en- non-psrtisan ieRis-
lAtion, is more absurd than the devils
prating about q scheme Of universal re
dempsisr. Wherever the name OF that
Speaker Of the House 10 known and
recognized throughout this country, OF
Throughout the world, IL is the synonym
for All that is decent. for all that is fair
and for an immense deal Of what his
able Republican colleagues in the
House (oufside Of mere formal meth
ods) have atiestsd by enduring memsn
toes and souveairs, and have given
proof Of their appreciation of the falsi
needs no defense at the hands
hands. Where be is known
an assault like that will not hurt him,
and fatteR myself that even In the
State Of Massachusetts,, where the Sen
asor is known and seems TO be appre-
ciated. Il will not work great dsal Of
harm. The Senator comes here and
makes this assault net alone on q mem
Der of the House, bat on Its presiding
officer, aud when pressed by an inquiry
as 10 what reason ne had 20 do THAI, be
gives an answer, IL answer II can be
called, which must be permitted TO say
Il neither eFeditable 10 hts candoT nor
10 his manIiress. When the Senator
denounces the Speaker Of the American
Congress TO be an nsuFpeF, dany it ana
say that it IL not true and that nsthinQ
on record will sustain such ~ assertion.
When he says that the Speaker Of the
American Congress refused te submit.
eF stated that be w0ald not
submit 70 the tarIm or taxa
ton system Of the eoantTy.
deny that and say that IL is not true. !
simply rose to express the bope that the
day would come when the State which
furnished 10 the Senate chamber Of the
coontRy such men as Daniel Webster
and Rafus Choate would &C LAST tBd an
opportunity 10 honor itself and do an
especial seEvice to the American paopie
by sendina here q son which will be at
least a peer Of the present Speaker Of
the House in sll that goes 20 constitute
fair dealing, high character and able
patriotism.
This closed ths discussion, and then
the question: Wss put upon the confer
enee report, whieh was agreed 70 With
oat division.
Upon motion # the Teller the H0ass
Bill 70 organize q land district for sN0
Mans Land previously passed by TIE
Ssnate wifh amendments, vas recalled
aud the vote By which the Senate
amendments we're Adopted vas recon-
siderea. The Senate amendments we're
thea reaehed. TBe amendment Of tie
H0zse bull was passed.